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7 Toys That Teach Coding (To Your Kid And To You)

Get your kid cracking now. Because who else is going to build you that hover board?

by Fatherly
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You may have heard by now that teaching your kid Spanish or Mandarin is a waste of time and the real language of the future is coding. That’s probably accurate, but if you can’t tell your HTML from CSS, never fear. These STEM toys and games, maker kits, and programmable robots are so easy to understand that some of them can be used by kids as young as 3. But they’re so cleverly designed that they can teach an old dog like you some new tricks, as well. So get Junior cracking — otherwise, who else is going to build you a hoverboard before you die?

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